Or mercy, when it's not our only chance?
Do we truly get the forgiveness thing...
If we never ache to be forgiven?
How much faith is required for healing?
If we've never felt powerless to get well.
What does it mean to trust without sacrifice or risk?
Is it still trust -- if we fail to believe or hope "beyond" ourselves?
Will wholeness ever come if we remain content in our brokenness?
What good is salvation if we don't really need God?
In an apathetic world, our only chance is to ache to be forgiven; knowing we are powerless to get well unless we believe or hope beyond ourselves...discontent in our brokenness, admitting we need God.
Thank you Father that Your answers are often part of the question. Give us eyes to see and ears to hear the Truth contained in Your life-giving Word. Bless us with more of You in every way and thank you that Your love is not contingent or conditional. Forgive us, for all of You we take for granted... and consume us with the power of Your love. May we care to be "holy" and accept and receive Your free gifts. Only You will ever satisfy our restless hearts and heal our wounded souls. We love You, LORD. We love You. Amen
What good is salvation if we don't really need God?
In an apathetic world, our only chance is to ache to be forgiven; knowing we are powerless to get well unless we believe or hope beyond ourselves...discontent in our brokenness, admitting we need God.
Thank you Father that Your answers are often part of the question. Give us eyes to see and ears to hear the Truth contained in Your life-giving Word. Bless us with more of You in every way and thank you that Your love is not contingent or conditional. Forgive us, for all of You we take for granted... and consume us with the power of Your love. May we care to be "holy" and accept and receive Your free gifts. Only You will ever satisfy our restless hearts and heal our wounded souls. We love You, LORD. We love You. Amen
Thank you for the post. I pray that we all become, as you put it, "discontent in our brokenness"...And in that, we are all launched to the place "Where the Sidewalk Ends"...Willing to release control, willing to step out in faith...willing to humble ourselves enough to ask the "questions". Finally willing, because as one writer put it, "We're not able to alleviate our stress and pain through any effort of our own repertoire".
ReplyDeleteWe finally see our need...
We're finally ready to put on Jesus' yoke...
and we're finally on the path to healing...